I would say that your description of his daily function does suggest genuine challenges with regard to language and language-related academics. Expressing himself poorly is not really typical development for either boys or girls. Avoiding reading/writing suggests difficulties in those areas. Even rushing through work may be an attempt to minimize time on areas of deficit. Phonological memory (auditory working memory) is one of the three critical areas of phonological processing associated with reaching fluency as a reader. All in all, his testing and anecdotal profile are concerning with regard to some kind of reading and/or writing challenge, with possible receptive/expressive language delays.
